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SoM 2009-10 Academic Calendar

To help coordinate the increasingly integrated communities at the School of Medicine, our Academic Calendar combines dates relevant to all our matriculating programs: MD, MS, and PhD. If you have questions regarding this page or its content, please contact Kurt Schade in Educational Programs and Services (EPS).

Below is the School of Medicine calendar for the 2008-2009 academic year. SoM academic calendars for previous years are also available in PDF format:

2004-2005

2006-2007

2005-2006

2007-2008

For more information about clinical clerkships periods for MD students, visit our clinical clerkships Web site.

The School of Medicine Academic Calendar honors and cites many dates from the Stanford University Academic Calendar. Please visit the Stanford University Registrar's Office online to view and print Stanford University Academic Calendars in their entirety.


2008-2009 School of Medicine Academic Calendar
(Last updated Monday, October 27, 2008)

 

Applies to all programs for matriculating students, unless otherwise noted:
"MD" for MD program, "GRAD" for MS/PhD programs.

 

Dates are subject to change.

 

A PDF version of the 2008-2009 calendar is available for easy printing
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AUTUMN QUARTER
(Term 1092; MD Program Q1 and Q4)

August 18

Mon

Axess opens for autumn quarter course enrollment

           

August 20

Wed

MD — University housing move-in date; SWEAT orientation

           

August 21-24

Thu-Sun

MD — SWEAT trip

           

August 25-27

Mon-Wed

MD — New student orientation

           

August 27

Wed

MD — Dean's Reception and Stethoscope Ceremony (invitation only)

           

August 28

Thu

MD — Instruction begins for MD courses

           

August 29

Fri

MD — Deadline for Scholarly Concentration Final Completion for graduation in 2008-09

           

September 1

Mon

Labor Day (holiday; no classes)

           

September 19-21

Fri-Sun

GRAD — Bioscience graduate student camping trip

           

September 22

Mon

First day of autumn quarter

           

September 22

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 4

           

September 22

Mon

GRAD — Instruction begins

           

September 22

Mon

GRAD — Bioscience graduate student orientation

           

September 25

Thu

GRAD — Conferral of degrees for summer quarter

           

October 1

Wed

MD — Scholarly Concentration declaration deadline for second-year students

           

October 5

Sun

Deadline for filing study list

           

October 10

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 4)

           

October 12

Sun

Deadline for adding courses or units

           

October 19

Sun

Deadline for dropping courses or units

           

October 20

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 5

           

November 16

Sun

GRAD — Deadline for applying for autumn quarter degree conferral

           

November 17

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 6

           

November 24-28

Mon-Fri

Thanksgiving recess (no classes)

           

December 1-7

Mon-Sun

End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")

           

December 5

Fri

Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday)

           

December 5

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 6)

           

December 8-12

Mon-Fri

End-Quarter examinations

           

December 12

Fri

GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for autumn quarter degree conferral

           

December 15-
   January 4

Mon-Sun

MD — Winter Break for first-year Practice of Medicine and clinical students (no classes)

           

December 15-
   January 5

Mon-Mon

Winter Break for GRAD and second-year Practice of Medicine MD students (no classes)

           

December 16

Tue

Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

WINTER QUARTER
(Term 1094; MD Program Q2 and Q5)

November 17

Mon

Axess opens for winter quarter course enrollment

           

January 5

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 7

           

January 5

Mon

MD — Instruction begins for first-year Practice of Medicine

           

January 6

Tue

First day of winter quarter

           

January 6

Tue

Instruction begins for courses other than first-year Practice of Medicine

           

January 8

Thu

GRAD — Conferral of degrees for autumn quarter

           

January 19

Mon

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (holiday; no classes)

           

January 19

Mon

Deadline for filing study list

           

January 25

Sun

Deadline for adding courses or units

           

February 1

Sun

Deadline for dropping courses or units

           

February 2

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 8

           

February 16

Mon

Presidents Day (holiday; no classes)

           

February 20

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 8)

           

March 1

Sun

GRAD — Deadline for applying for winter quarter degree conferral

           

March 2

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 9

           

March 4-8

Wed-Sun

GRAD — Bioscience education interview weekend

           

March 9-15

Mon-Sun

End-Quarter Period ("Dead Week")

           

March 13

Fri

Last day of instruction (unless class meets on Saturday)

           

March 16-20

Mon-Fri

End-Quarter examinations

           

March 19

Thu

MD — Match Day

           

March 20

Fri

GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for winter quarter degree conferral

           

March 23-29

Mon-Sun

MD — Spring Break for preclinical students (no classes)

           

March 23-30

Mon-Mon

GRAD — Spring Break (no classes)

           

March 24

Tue

Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

SPRING QUARTER
(Term 1096; MD Program Q3 and Q6)

March 9

Mon

Axess opens for spring quarter course enrollment

           

March 30

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 10

           

March 30

Mon

MD — Instruction begins for first- and second-year Practice of Medicine

           

March 31

Tue

First day of spring quarter

           

March 31

Tue

Instruction begins for courses other than Practice of Medicine

           

April 2

Thu

GRAD — Conferral of degrees for winter quarter

           

April 12

Sun

Deadline for filing study list

           

April 12

Sun

Deadline for applying for spring quarter degree conferral

           

April 17

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 10)

           

April 19

Sun

Deadline for adding courses or units

           

April 24

Fri

MD — Last day of instruction for second-year students

           

April 26

Sun

Deadline for dropping courses or units

           

April 27

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 11

           

May 7

Thu

MD — 26th Annual Medical Student Research and POM/Population Health Symposium

           

May 7-9

Thu-Sat

MD — Admit Weekend (events begin Thursday, May 7, at 5 p.m.)

           

May 25

Mon

Memorial Day (holiday; no classes)

           

May 25

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 12

           

May 29-June 4

Fri-Thu

GRAD — End-Quarter period ("Dead Week")

           

June 3

Wed

GRAD — Last day of instruction

           

June 4

Thu

MD — Last day of instruction for first-year students

           

June 4

Thu

GRAD — Day before finals (no classes)

           

June 5

Fri

GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for spring quarter degree conferral

           

June 5-10

Fri-Wed

GRAD — End-Quarter examinations

           

June 8

Mon

MD — Day before finals (no classes) for first-year students

           

June 9-10

Tue-Wed

MD — End-Quarter examinations for first-year students

           

June 11

Thu

Grades for graduating students due at noon

           

June 12

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 12)

           

June 13

Sat

School of Medicine Commencement (all degree programs)

           

June 14

Sun

Stanford University Commencement

           

June 16

Tue

Grades for non-graduating students due at 11:59 p.m.

           

June 22-28

Mon-Sun

MD — Vacation for clinical students

SUMMER QUARTER
(Term 1098)

April 13

Mon

Axess opens for summer quarter course enrollment

           

June 23

Tue

First day of summer quarter

           

June 23

Tue

Instruction begins

           

June 28

Sun

Deadline for filing study list

           

June 29

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 1

           

July 3

Fri

Independence Day observed (holiday; no classes)

           

July 5

Sun

Deadline for adding courses and units

           

July 12

Sun

Deadline for dropping courses or units

           

July 27

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 2

           

August 2

Sun

GRAD — Deadline for applying for summer quarter degree conferral

           

August 8-13

Sat-Thu

End-quarter period ("Dead Week")

           

August 13

Thu

Last day of instruction

           

August 14

Fri

MD — Translating Discoveries session for clinical students (Period 2)

           

August 14-15

Fri-Sat

End-quarter examinations

           

August 18

Tue

Grades due at 11:59 p.m.

           

August 24

Mon

MD — First day of clerkships for Period 3

           

September 18

Fri

GRAD — Deadline for submitting dissertation for summer quarter degree conferral

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